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Vocalist Carmen Shepherd

Vocalist Carmen Shepherd, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Opera

About Me

Carmen started singing at age two and started singing professionally at age fifteen and since then has performed professionally in jazz clubs, blues bars, rock cover bands, original funk bands, original and cover acid jazz and dinner theatre.
She has performed in Community Chorus, the Battle Creek Girl’s Chorus, Brown and Friends, High Voltage, Damaged Goods, Crawdaddy, Smooth Sounds of Jazz and Liquid Oxygen.
Currently Carmen is working with Aural Alkemy of the UK. Also Carmen is currently in the studio recording a jazz and opera CD. Her vocal range covers soprano and mezzo-soprano.
She provides vocals for musical studio recordings and commercials. Also, she has performed in many musical and theatrical shows including, “Oliver,” “Hair,” “Private Lives,” etc.
Vocals have been compared to: Opera singer Maria Callas, Tori Amos, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Ann Wilson of Heart, Freddy Mercury of Queen, Janis Joplin, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Anita Baker, Big Mama Thornton, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Jamiroquai, Morcheeba, Morissey, Patsy Cline, and Sarah McLachlan, Mahalia Jackson, Anita Baker,
Excels at improvisational lyrics and vocal melody and harmony.
Looking to create a band with high caliber members to make music that sells out shows and CDs. Please contact for any vocal needs.
Who I'd like to meet: Artistic high caliber musicians looking to collaborate.
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Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/carmenshepherd
Band Members: Carmen Shepherd, looking to gain collaborators.

Influences: Influences: Anita Baker, The Beatles, B.B. King, Big Mama Thornton, Bob Dylan, Cee Lo Green, Dandy Warhols, Duran Duran, Earth Wind and Fire, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Jamiroquai, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Kanye West, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Modest Mouse, Morcheeba, Morissey, Mosquitos, Nine Inch Nails, Outkast, Peter Gabriel, Patsy Cline, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Queen, Radiohead, Ray Charles, Rolling Stones, Roxy Music, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Vaughan, Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Spearhead, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp, The Faint, The Smiths, Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Warren Cuccurullo,
Sounds Like: Covers have or can include: Amy Lee of Evanescence, Anita Baker, Anita Baker, Ann Wilson of Heart, Big Mama Thornton, Bjork, Earth Wind and Fire, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Fleetwood Mac, Freddie Mercury of Queen, Jamiroquai, Led Zeppelin, Mahalia Jackson, Morcheeba, Morissey, Mosquitoes, Patsy Cline, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Vaughan, Spearhead, Stevie Wonder, Tori Amos,
Record Label: www.myspace.com/magnoliastudios
Type of Label: Indie